ATI Radeon HD 4770 Review
The Card Exterior
The HD 4770 uses a double slot cooler with a high RPM fan. The fan does a fine job of pushing the air through the array of fins to outside of the case, out through the back.
This is one of the most beautiful looking coolers I have seen. I can’t take my eyes off the voluptuous curves on the cooler.
The PCB is 8.5″ inches long. This is 1.5 inch shorter than its bigger brothers, HD 4890 and HD 4870.
The HD 4770 features 2 DVI Connectors (HDCP Capable). Both are dual-link DVI, thus supporting high-resolution monitors. This card also features 2 crossfire fingers, which allows it to be paired with other AMD/ATI cards in CrossfireX.
There are no memory chips at the back of the card. But with the arrival of 1 GB models on the market, that should change.
This card is rated at 80w TDP (Thermal Design Power). As the PCI-E slot can only deliver 75W of power, this card also uses a 6-pin power connector.
